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Gutenprint raspberry pi
Gutenprint raspberry pi







gutenprint raspberry pi

So the solution that I decided to try was to set up another dedicated print server to physically attach the printer to, hopefully keeping it “online” all the time and allowing the server to manage the wireless connectivity instead of the printer itself. Sure, you have to physically go to a printer to pick up what you printed, but wtf? My thermostat can stay connected 24/7 but a several hundred-dollar printer can’t? Sorry, I said I wasn’t going to rant about this… Searches online yielded tons of posts with the same issue, and apparently there being no solution other than literally turning it off and turning it back on again. The latest, a Brother MFC-L2740DW multi-function laser, had the nasty habit of going “offline” to save power approximately every 24 hours.

gutenprint raspberry pi

We’ve gone through several of various brands and while they “work” part of the time, we’ve never found one that was reliable and consistently stayed connected to our home network.

gutenprint raspberry pi

Since my wife and I switched exclusively to laptops, and I decommissioned (read – drive failed and its sat in various states of disassembly for 3 years) my last desktop that acted as a file and print server in our home office, we searched for a “wireless printer” that actually consistently works. But this post isn’t about ranting about how terrible printers are in general – its about getting one to work wirelessly. Since the dawn of the digital age, man has been trapped in a never ending struggle with printers.









Gutenprint raspberry pi